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Community Tasting Notes 90
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davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 points
August 31, 2021 - Coravan’d 3 glasses the first night, uncorking the remaining 2/3 of the bottle 3 nights later. There’s good fruit to this with a dry, flavorful finish dominated by syrupy graphite, w dark fruit that could one day develop into port but isn’t quite there yet. While this wine delivers a lot of flavor, the finish is disappointingly brief.
As it warms up and breathes in syrah stems, the wine picks up more weight and the finish lengthens, but there’s a negative trade off with a bit more alcohol as well.
Was hoping to to enjoy this even more, I’m pleased w it’s condition after 2 cross country moves1 person found this helpful Comments (1) -
dslaven wrote: 93 points
January 17, 2020 - Amazing. Cassis and black pepper
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Margaux Bro wrote: 94 points
August 5, 2019 - Still a ton of life left here. This is a big banger, definitely extracted and high alcohol. French oak abounds, and its very new world in nature. This is something you'd want to drink with a ribeye. I'd say this still has 10-15 years of life left.
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Decanting Queen Likes this wine:
June 18, 2019 - Way way way too young. I can’t understand the notes saying this is past its prime??!! I wish I had waited. Beautiful aromas and intense ripe fruits. But no tertiary flavors at all. Plenty of acid and tannin to go longer. Best on day 3.
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buckeye76 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 1, 2019 - Performing very well right now. Blackberries, blueberries, plums, licorice, and spice, with hints of minerals and floral in the nose. Flavor very much like the nose, along with black cherries and hints of chocolate. Full bodied wine with a medium to long finish.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Relentless Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/30/2009 (link) 91 points(Shafer Relentless) Dark red violet color; ripe plum, berry, black cherry and blueberry syrup nose; ripe berry, plum, chocolate, caramel and blueberry syrup palate, tight yet; medium finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Shafer
- Varietal Syrah Blend
- Designation Relentless
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 013528700024
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 768 (42%)
- Consumed 1,057 (58%)
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Community Recommendations
Pasta & chicken.Who Likes This Wine
96% Like It 28 votes
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- ProducerShafer
- VarietySyrah Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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